New Electric Vans

[hogjowl]

I’d appreciate it if you two would put a little more effort into trying to be funny.

Eh?

 

[ruff]

We just mentioned chicken and here is.............Marty.
A coincidence?

I think not.

 

[ruff]

 

[Papa John]

OK got me curious and interested

how do you calculate the cost?
are the solar panels "forever"?
(meaning they'll last a generation without replacement)
What's the cost to buy and have them professionally installed and wired?
need batteries to charge?
if so, what's the cost and life cycle on them?

what would the equivalent cost of electric be to power the same LED lights you're using ?
(using national average of 11-12 cents pr KWh)

I'm genuinely curious if/when all the costs of solar panels (and all ancillary components needed) how it compares to flipping a switch to power the same needs @ 12 cents KWh

thanks

..L.T.A.

I knew you would want more info just to see if I wasn't full of BS.
This is what I bought on Amazon. I cost about $1800 and I installed them myself. They are grid tied and you just plug the system into any outlet. No need for batteries. My energy bill would average about $350 per month. My bill now is about $175 a month.

ECO-WORTHY
3.6 out of 5 stars 7Reviews
ECO-WORTHY 1200W Grid Tie Monocrystalline Solar Panel Kit: 1200W 24V-110V MPPT Function Waterproof Grid-Tie Micro Power Inverter + 8pcs 160W Monocrystalline Solar Panels

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[Papa John]

Oh because I WAS a high energy user I paid the highest rates at I think it was 48 cent a kilowatt. Now I'm at 28 cent per.kwh.

 

[Jimmy L]

I sure wish we could install a windmill in the backyard.

 

[Papa John]

I sure wish we could install a windmill in the backyard.

I installed a windmill also but I couldn't seem to get it working correctly. Since it was an illegal install I took it back down..and now have more peace of mind.

 

[Dolly Llama]

think it was 48 cent a kilowatt.

and I though JimN at 25 cents was stoopit high

I’d appreciate it if you two would put a little more effort into trying to be funny

..L.T.A.

 

[Papa John]

and I though JimN at 25 cents was stoopit high

25 is our 1st tier starting rate.. however If you have an electric vehicle and charge it between midnight and 7am then the rate is .12 a kWh.



..L.T.A.

 

[Larry Cobb]

The problem is you are still running the vans motor to power the unit. They are just using a generator instead of a drive shaft. No environmental difference from a regular CDs.

It's a Hybrid . . .

, no gas for the 1st 40 miles

(less environmental impact too)

I'll admit more up front cost.

 

[steve_64]

Oh because I WAS a high energy user I paid the highest rates at I think it was 48 cent a kilowatt. Now I'm at 28 cent per.kwh.

So the rate is cut in almost half as is your bill. What are the solar panels doing? They just cut rate for the install...

 

[Cleanworks]

It's a Hybrid . . .

, no gas for the 1st 40 miles

(less environmental impact too)

I'll admit more up front cost.

I'm talking about the xdrive. Not a hybrid

 

[Mikey P]

Two players just rolled in

 

[Papa John]

So the rate is cut in almost half as is your bill. What are the solar panels doing? They just cut rate for the install...

No. The solar panels have reduced my "store bought" energy use to bring me down from tier 4 pricing to tier 1 pricing. They provide energy to my house during the expensive time OR pump extra energy back into the grid which makes my billing meter go backwards.

 

[Total_Rookie]

Two players just rolled inView attachment 75137

I would do the butler for sure.

 

[Mikey P]

More than disappointed that Cobb didn't show up as promised.



Free publicity I suppose.

 

[Mark Von*Lay]

Thank you Nikola TESLA

 

[rick imby]

I have always been amazed that Toyota has not built their Prius technology into a Minivan----Mini freight and family haulers. They are so efficient in stop and go traffic. So many cargo vans spend a lot of time in stop and go traffic.

 

[steve_64]

The weight would kill the battery life.